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Atrial Fibrillation and WPW - Pre-Excitation AFib
In pre-excitation + a-fib with RVR:
 • All AV nodal
Atrial Fibrillation ... For rate and/or rhythm ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology
Hypothermia on EKG
 • J (Osborn) waves
 • PR, QRS, and QT prolongation
 • Various bradyarrythmias
. sinus bradycardia ... , a fib with slow ... response, junctional rhythm ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... arrest - escape rhythms ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Normal Sinus Rhythm - ECG Diagnosis
Normal sinus rhythm (NSR) is an impulse that originates in the
Normal Sinus Rhythm ... Normal sinus rhythm ... SinusRhythm #nsr #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #criteria
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... Adrenergic Drive: • Sinus ... in relation to ECG ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Wandering atrial pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis
 • The change in P wave contour is gradual
 •
Wandering atrial ... • Variant of sinus ... appreciate this rhythm ... #pacemaker #cardiology ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Ectopic atrial rhythm
 • The atrial rate is less than 100 bpm.
 • PR interval within
Ectopic atrial rhythm ... P wave during sinus ... #rhythm #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
benefit of restoring sinus ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... serum creatinine, test ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
is gradual and rhythmic ... Wandering Atrial ... #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Acute Atrial Fibrillation ... conversion to sinus ... rhythm • IV ... pharmacology #management #cardiology ... #AFib #Acute